Daily Republican., 1887-08-30
Something About Labor.
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You say in IN editorial OF Saturdays
issue "what has become Of Henry
Georges theories OF free trade In bis
platform OF the Labor Union party
adopted ut Syracuse few days ago?"
You evideptIy labor under the impres.
sion that the Uuited Labor party In .
one.man party and that Henry George
Ia tho one who rms it. In this you are
very much mistskep. There arc many
men In the United Labor party who do
not nsree with Mr. Georges free trade
theories, Many men Of sil parties have
ideas whioh party platforms fail to
enuLc!ate.
The basic principle for which tbs
United Labor party Is 6sat'ng 10 the
shifting OF all taxes 10 land values;
other reforms are secondary. We hold
that spy individusl who owns more
land than he can uss 10, under existing
conditions, robo.ng the community IN
which the land lies. He expects to profit
by bolding Il. AS be does not do any
thing to It hipself IL 10 evident be ex.
poets TO prof. by some one else's labor.
As the POP ulauon increases his LAND
Rises In worth.
Every house pot MP, every industry
established, enhspcts It's value. The
man does nothing but calmly walt for
the comm unity TO make him richer.
The man Ia not TO blame, however: tt Is
the pernicious land sy stem under which
no live. II labor ID the ieeu!t OF all
wealth, then labor has been robbed OF
that much money. Think OF the many
millions OF dollars labor Id paying each
year in the ULitei States 10 this man
l.. <,f . - A1tt
Men who pre- eupt land In advance
OF demand with the expectation OF prom
when It is in demand, check produc
tion and consequently consumption,
ipcreasing tie number Of idlers and
adding to tina amount of distress and
misery Already prevalent. In an nrt.
Gle / wrc t. recently for magazine
proved and sto owed the causes why
that poverty s,uks deeper in COM
munity as 1t grows richer, paradoxicsl
AS the Statement may appear. wish
to thank the REPUBLICAN for ono thing,
and that Is iGs failure TO accuse us ol
beirg allied 10 Socialisn.
There are ncs many papers but What
have done b. / fad so r- any well In
formed nen whose ideas of Socislism
arc 60 vague and uncertain thst fol
their information I would say that u
Socialist beiityes that the Government
shou d take charge Of every man ufac
tory, control every industry. and pay
every bcdy who Las any working con
nect.on with it, An editorial in the
PHILADELPHIA Record recently accused
us OF sorlalistic tendencies, because In
the Syracuse psttorm It is recommend
ed that the Government assume control
ard ownership cf the railroads and tel
eaTsph lines q tae country. In q lettel
W that paper Il sabusiDg Its mind de
fned Socialism as relesatipg to a oen
tral power the control Of the entsre pro
dpc.ion ald distribution Of wealth.
Now wish TO Eay right here with
.ll the empha,is cold type can dieplay
that We DO not propose to dispo; sest
any body of their property. Titles will
be as secure uuder q regime OF our doc
trinee as at present, in fact more SO, al
mortgages will be unknown. There II
nothing revol u sionary In our views. We
aim at the elevation Of the human race
the eeDfrAnchisemeBt OF the industrial
slave-the wage worker. Every reader
of this article owee IL TO himself or her
self to post themselves In regard to thii
great movement, N IL ts spreading with
great rapidity. Every worklngmsn IL
the CITY ,hould buy II COPY or two o.
Henry Georges paper. The Standard
which he can do ut any news stand, Apt
the scales will drop from his eyes.
He viii then know why 1t 10 tha
though be DOES. with the aid Of i'm
proved machinery, five tim es the amour
of work man did 100 years sgo. b,
does not get Ave times the wages, II
faos he gets NO more purchasing powe
consideied) than the man who to!led |
csntury ago.
ksader, Investigate and be convinced
The earth never was intended for th,
lew. IL the REPUBLICAN will give M
the space will snow in another articl
: the cause of poverty and wealth, ant
that unless there 10 radical departur
from the present method of doing thing
labor Will sink so low that in thei
frer zy mob violence will be the order O
the dny.
Prof. james, professor of politica
economy In the University of Fenusy |
van!a, a protectionist and Republican
gave utttrance to the same language
t few days ago in q paper read before
scientific society In New York City. Be
spectiuiiy yours, GEO. w. KREER
l 1877 Walnug st.
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